Locomotive brake control with holding and/or blending
US6027181A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T17/228
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A locomotive brake control system including train brake and bail-off with hold and/or blending features. A preliminary brake cylinder pressure control signal is provided to the propulsion system which provides a blending signal as a function of the preliminary brake control signal and dynamic braking. Holding and blending reservoirs are computer simulated.
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